Archive for March 2015

The other night was my sorority's signature philanthropy event, Rock the CASA! We all had so much fun and loved listening to the Acappella groups perform, especially our lovely sisters. But I must say the moment that took my breath away was when my friend Raegan showed up in her brand new stitch letters - beautiful brocade letters on a metallic gold background and a maroon shirt.

Can you say SWOON?!

Within seconds of seeing her stunning set of letters, I had to know where she got them. And the answer? Designergreek.com!

I haven't yet gotten a pair of stitch letters myself, but I immediately went online and played with the design studio. (I'm sure I'm not the only one who does this for fun, right?) I came up with a bunch of ideas and was totally head over heels for a lot of the patterns they had in stock. You can even send them your own fabric, like Lilly Pulitzer, if you want a more customized look.

Here's some of the designs I came up with:

Giraffe print on light pink. Shirt: Gildan Azalea Short Sleeve Tee

Red Gingham on white. Shirt: Gildan Navy Short Sleeve Tee

Are they not so cute?! I am absolutely obsessed. I had so much fun mixing and matching all the patterns, and I love the way the designs came out.

This website will surely come in handy when I'm purchasing for my little next year - I can get matching letters for my whole fam!

I went ahead and excitedly purchased 3 shirts - one tee and one tank for me, and a fun surprise for a friend! I can't wait until they arrive and then I'll be sporting them around campus nonstop. I'll be sure to Instagram the shirts when they get here; I don't want to give away the surprise ;)

What does your favorite stitch letter shirt look like? Are there any memories attached to your favorite letters shirt?

Disclaimer: I am aware that the greek letter T is tau, not theta. Because theta also begins with T, we sometimes use it in a casual sense. For the purpose of this post, T rhymed with 3.

Oh my gosh golly wow. It has been exactly one month since the last time I posted on this blog and I apologize a million and one times for that (you can all thank the eight exams I had). Hopefully I can get back on a better track with posting, and I figured that I'd come at you today with my most highly requested post - my recruitment experience.

Looking back at how recruitment went, I can't say that I saw any of this coming. The whole week is a whirlwind of stress and not knowing what's happening, which is one of the things I hate most. I don't like not knowing what's going to happen!

I went into recruitment with a certain idea of each sorority, and as much as I tried to avoid making myself attached to anyone in particular, I can say that I did. I fell into that trap of categorizing each sorority and sticking my ground firmly. On the other side of the glass now, I can say that my perceptions have totally changed.

I naturally enjoy talking to people. I loved chatting about everything and anything with the girls and felt that things were going swell. I was slightly more resistant to some of the sororities because maybe I had one awkward conversation or was acting biased, but I thought the whole experience was going great.

Looking back, I think that I was maybe manipulating the situation to work the way I thought it was supposed to. I wanted everything to work out a certain way because there was one place where I thought I would fit in, and thought that I had a very, very good chance.

While I wish I had a Bid Night experience that was wonderful and pure bliss, that's not what happened. I was confused, upset and trying to figure out why I had ended up where I did. The best part of this all, though, is that I found exactly that.

Two of my best friends, Annaka and Josie, joined Theta with me! We are so glad we all decided to stick it out together.

I would not for one second choose a sorority other than Kappa Alpha Theta. When I moved past my initial shock, I realized that the girls standing before me were more like me than anyone I had ever met. I was with a group of women who were inspired to make a difference in their world, who wanted to devote every ounce of their energy to the betterment of Theta. I see my friends that are in other sororities, and while I love them just the same, I can understand why Theta is my home and not any of the other four chapters on campus.